Usually, when texting, typing an essay, and doing most schoolwork, my writing is done online. But I do find myself writing out notes that I will study from using pen and paper. That is because I find I understand it better while writing it out. I would say that I do have quite a few habits when writing on and offline. For example, when testing I use a lot of “Internet slang,” abbreviations, shortcuts, etc. This could becomes a problem when I am texting my mom or dad, but their knowledge of Internet slang surprises me sometimes.
Also, when typing online I rely heavily on autocorrect. This is mostly when typing an essay or assignment on my computer. I would describe my writing online as loose, just because I find myself not worrying about misspelled words or grammar mistakes, because of autocorrect. But for something like sending an email, I am very formal and direct, trying to get my point across with as little words as possible, being very cautious of my grammar and spelling. On the other hand, when writing offline, I find myself trying to write as little as possible, so it does not take so long and to save space on my paper. I am only really cautious of spelling and grammar if I know someone else will be reading it, but most of the time it is just notes and something only I will see. That is why when hand writing things, I use a lot of abbreviations that help me understand something better, and that someone else probably would not understand.
I see a lot of resemblance between some of my writing and newer literature, like Takasu’s cellphone novel, “Secondhand Memories,” the writing of Sophia Le Fraga. This is especially true when I am texting. In “Secondhand Memories,” each chapter or section is broken down into many little segments. Almost like every sentence had its own line. This is similar to my texting habits of sending a couple messages in a row just to get my point across.
Literature & the Internet 